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What are the Best Cell Phone Services in the US?

James Hewfanger asks: "Cnet.co.uk has run an article on the five best cell phone services in the UK. These include a text-based service that gets you the number of a licensed cab company in London, Google Maps and Gmail on your phone, a service that can tell what artist and song you're listening to, an online service that backs up all your cell phone contacts and a text-based service that answers any question you can throw at it. What, however, are the five best cell phone services in the US?" Wirefly's cell phone plan comparison tool gives a good up-to-date look of all cell phone plans on the market.

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  1. We have those here? by Bastian · · Score: 4, Funny

    The only services of that type that I've seen mentioned in the US are download services for ringtones, games, etc. I don't think most Americans really use their cell phones for anything but making phone calls, taking the odd photograph, and configuring to play loud, annoying, horribly distorted snippets of Backstreet Boys songs whenever someone calls you.

  2. Re:on the cheap by TheSHAD0W · · Score: 5, Funny

    I dunno, I'd have problems going with a service called Net 10. I'd be worried that their phone calls wouldn't be routeable.

  3. Re:uh by ColaMan · · Score: 4, Funny

    I use my phone to call people... sorry, I don't buy into all of the extra "services" designed to get me at $0.10 here and $1.00 there....

    next post.....

    Oh, BTW I am posting this using my Cingular data card :) $49 unlimited 3G access...

    *head explodes*

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